User talk:Hallows AG/Archive 1
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I added it to Brunei Dollar. Thanks for the notice.Hallows AG(talk) 05:21, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
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I added it to Brunei Dollar. Thanks for the notice.Hallows AG (talk) 11:22, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
Your recent addition to the help desk
Just so you know, your recent addition to the help desk replaced the entire contents of the page. Ryan Vesey Review me! 14:24, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
I am sorry for my accidental mistake. Thank you for notifying me Hallows AG (talk) 15:04, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
- Re. helpdesk, WP:HD#coley mccbe,
- You wrote, If you are an auto-confirmed user (at least 10 edits/4 days), you can straight away upload your file onto the Commons
- That is not correct; users do not have to be auto-confirmed in order to upload to Commons. Any registered user can upload there.
- You do need to be auto-confirmed to upload to English Wikipedia - but, normally, "free" pictures should be uploaded to Commons - only non-free content has to be uploaded to English Wikipedia itself. Chzz ► 20:33, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
- I apologise for my mistake. What should I do? Should I
blank(replace Commons with English Wikipedia) the part that was wrong or should I do something else? Hallows AG (talk) 00:09, 31 July 2011 (UTC)- If you want, you could just edit your response and change it, to just leave it saying, You can straight away upload your file onto the Commons under a free license..
- Unlike other discussion pages, on the helpdesk, it's usually fine to edit your own comment later - to keep it clear for new users.
- But, it's no big deal, it's really not a problem. I just thought I'd tell you, so you know next time; don't worry about it, and please keep helping users! Cheers, Chzz ► 11:51, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
- I apologise for my mistake. What should I do? Should I
You did it again! Please be more careful. Favonian (talk) 21:40, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
- I am sorry for my mistake (again). I will try to not make it happen again. Anyway, thank you for notifying me and reverting the said edit. Hallows AG (talk) 09:30, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
I reverted your recent edit to the above referenced article. It is perfectly acceptable for the author of the only substantial content of the article to blank the page. This action can be speedy deleted in accordance with the G7 criteria. Best regards, Cind.amuse (Cindy) 12:52, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
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Rock-It-Ball
an apology
we have a problem with a user putting in inaccurate and self promotional text on the page. A group of us have been monitoring it and trying to keep on top of it (see pmhildreth's talk page). I went on there today, saw you had done an 'undo' and thought you had undone one of our undos thus bringing it back to the inaccurate self-promotional text. so I undid it commenting that you might have seen the list of edits and undos with the reasoning. I realised immediately that I had got it wrong and put it back as you left it, apologising in the edit - but I wanted specifically to apologise again here and thank you for your help in keeping the page as close to Wikipedia principles as we can.
85.211.85.180 (talk) 10:27, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
thanks for the message on my talk page. I guess I am also guilty of edit-warring as I (along with other members of the Rock-It-Ball community) have constantly been monitoring the page and undoing the edits of the individual who is using the page for self-promotion and point scoring. Does my constant undoing of his posts constitute edit-warring?
I did consult the Wikipedia dispute resolution page and I tried to proceed along those guidelines, including putting the reasons why I was undoing the edits. If I'm out of line, please advise.
Thank you
Thanks for your support. Nasnema Chat 22:56, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
thanks for your help in watching the page. I notice that the individual in question was blocked and so appears to simply be continuing from a different IP address/location.
thanks again for your help
Your request for rollback
Hi Hallows AG. After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:
- Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
- Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
- Rollback should never be used to edit war.
- If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
- Use common sense.
If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! FASTILY (TALK) 06:06, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
BTY
Big Thank You :D
I really appreciate your help and thoughts Hallows AG. And also for the cookies, they tastes good :D
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Bert Bell
Please unrevert your edits. I have OVER 800 edits to that article. I have read over 30 books and added all but 1 citation of the 340 odd citations in the article. Thanks. please do so asap. I am in the middle of editing the article and you have produced a conflict. 66.234.33.8 (talk) 10:41, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
Done I have reverted my edit Hallows AG 10:59, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
A cup of coffee for you!
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Hey Hallows AG, I noticed your edit and revert on Nonpartisan blanket primary earlier today; thanks for the quick revert!
"Fight the trollin', keep patrolin'!" Peace Wikibojopayne (talk) 05:44, 23 August 2011 (UTC) |
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9/11 Truth Movement
The entire page is badly infested with weasel words, POV, and in general unreliable, as below:
"Some of the organizations state that there is evidence that individuals within the United States government may have been either responsible for or knowingly complicit in the September 11 attacks."
Considering that 9/11 Conspiracy theories covers the same grounds and without these problems, redirecting makes more sense than rewriting the entire page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.75.23.11 (talk) 09:12, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
Not done Please discuss this at the article's talk page. You need a consensus before you can make the redirect. Hallows AG 09:23, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
It's not vandalism.
It's using the proper characters. Spaces, when used in Japanese, are not western spaces, they are ideographic fullwidth spaces. That's a distinct unicode character from what appeares when you hit your spacebar. The same applies to other characters.--174.51.209.11 (talk) 23:25, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
80.42.232.212
Hi Hallows. Please be a little more careful on Huggle. Have a look at the recent contributions and talk page of 80.42.232.212 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). He/she is doing a lot of good work on telephone code articles and the edit you reverted was a part of that. I have undone your revert. Best, Jenks24 (talk) 00:32, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- I'll be a little more careful from now on. Thanks for telling me. Hallows AG 00:37, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for retracting the warning. Hope you keep up the good work :) Cheers, Jenks24 (talk) 03:10, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Obopay
25/08/2011 Hello Hallows, this is regarding the edit @ Obopay. The current entry is outdated, the current CEO is Deepak Chandnani and not Carol Realini. Carol is now the Executive Chairman. Also "Obopay is a service that allows the transfer of money between mobile phones" is incorrect. Obopay also enables transfer of money from a mobile to a bank account as well. Please advise how I can correct this information... thanks
26/ 08/ 2011 Hi Hallows, Would appreciate it if you can reply with a solution soonest as we have are privately held company with multiple investors and this incorrect information reflects poorly on us.. thanks
- Done I have placed Deepak Chandnani as the CEO. You are free to edit the article but I strongly recommend you read WP:COI and WP:ADVERT before doing so. Also note that Wikipedia is not a medium for advertising. And please send messages to my (talk) instead of my review pageHallows AG 12:06, 26 August 2011 (UTC).
- Also WP:COMPANY would be a good read. Hallows AG 12:26, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Frozen dinners
HI HALLOWS THANKS FOR YOUR MESSAGE. I AM TRYING TO HELP BY POINTING OUT A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT IN THAT ARTICLE (THAT FROZEN DINNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NUCLEAR FAMILIES WORKING AS A SYSTEM, WHICH PREDATES FROZEN DINNERS BY THOUSANDS OF YEARS) AND THAT THE REFERENCE FOR THE STATEMENT IS A BOOK UNRELATED TO THE TOPIC. SORRY I AM NOT GOOD WITH COMPUTERS. IF YOU PREFER TO JUST LEAVE THE ARTICLE AS SCREWED UP THAT REFLECTS POORLY ON YOU AS AN EDITOR AND YOU SHOULD QUIT, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME HAVE A GOOD NIGHT
- Done I have deleted the statement. Next time, please make the edit yourself and post your messages into my talk page. Hallows AG 09:13, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- YOU DID A GOOD JOB SON AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. YOU'LL GO A LONG WAY IN THE EDITING BUSINESS I KNOW BECAUSE I BEEN DOING THIS FOR 57 YEARS HA. I'D MAKE THE EDIT MYSELF BUT I DON'T WORK FOR WIKIPEDIA, I SENT MY RESUME ONCE BUT I NEVER HEARD BACK BUT I'M STILL A FAN OF THE PAGESITE. THANKS AGAIN.
- Why don't you make an account? [[[User:Hallows AG|Hallows AG]] 20:41, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- YOU DID A GOOD JOB SON AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. YOU'LL GO A LONG WAY IN THE EDITING BUSINESS I KNOW BECAUSE I BEEN DOING THIS FOR 57 YEARS HA. I'D MAKE THE EDIT MYSELF BUT I DON'T WORK FOR WIKIPEDIA, I SENT MY RESUME ONCE BUT I NEVER HEARD BACK BUT I'M STILL A FAN OF THE PAGESITE. THANKS AGAIN.
Giant Bomb edit
Hi, I reverted your recent reversion of an edit to Giant Bomb. It seems that really is their new slogan, and by the looks of it, it changes often. 107.10.43.91 (talk) 20:48, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Alright. Thanks for the notice.Hallows AG 20:50, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
A cookie for you!
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For your anti-vandalism spree! YAY!!! :D Ezekiel53746 (talk) 01:04, 27 August 2011 (UTC) |
- Thanks! =) Hallows AG 01:05, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
Anti vandalism.
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Talk:Irene
You might be interested in looking at Talk:Irene#Temporary redirect to Hurricane Irene (2011). ...Dynamic|cimanyD... (talk|klat) ☺ 12:58, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
You misunderstood me.
Harrold is Harry's real name, not Harold. The Lost Book of Memories confirmed that. http://www.translatedmemories.com/bookpgs/Pg24-25SH1Character.jpg
Also, the game's manual only uses the name Harry, not Harold. With all due respect, get your facts straight before giving me a warning. Thank you. --68.37.56.163 (talk) 22:48, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
- Alright, I have retracted the warnings. [[[User:Hallows AG|Hallows AG]] 22:50, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
Coronation Street
I presume you dont watch the show!? There is a character in the soap by the name of the edit you reverted so please do not undo edits unless you know what you are talking about. I was not being offensive in my edit and I hope you realise this, Fat Brenda is an unseen character that has been in the soap for many years working in Street Cars as a taxi switch operator for the night shifts. Thanks JMRH6 (talk) 23:42, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
Please explain why you are overwriting my content
If you want to be an admin and are under review, etc., I would think you would know that when you are undoing an editor's work multiple times, a descriptive edit summary and/or talk page message is helpful. [1]. This reflects a real lack of understanding of the collaborative process --CutOffTies (talk) 20:08, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- I am not undoing your work. The user has made an edit that constitutes vandalism in the article Avenue Q. I was merely warning him/her. Hallows AG 20:11, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- Add understanding the page history to things you need to brush up on. --CutOffTies (talk) 20:14, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- You should read WP:HUGGLE. Look at the page's history. Huggle made that automatic warning when I undid his vandalism. Hallows AG 20:17, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- LOL. No I shouldn't read about your choice of software. You are responsible for your edits, which overwrote mine multiple times. --CutOffTies (talk) 20:25, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- You should read WP:HUGGLE. Look at the page's history. Huggle made that automatic warning when I undid his vandalism. Hallows AG 20:17, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- Add understanding the page history to things you need to brush up on. --CutOffTies (talk) 20:14, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- Just to expand on that a little. CutOffTies is correct that you are responsible for edits that you make using semi-automated tools - blaming the tool is not an option. If Huggle blanks a "last warning" when adding a new warning, then Huggle is broken, and you should stop using it (or stop using it in whatever manner you were doing) until it is fixed. Blanking warnings given by other people is not acceptable. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:28, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- Alright, I assume responsibility on my actions Hallows AG 20:32, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- Just to expand on that a little. CutOffTies is correct that you are responsible for edits that you make using semi-automated tools - blaming the tool is not an option. If Huggle blanks a "last warning" when adding a new warning, then Huggle is broken, and you should stop using it (or stop using it in whatever manner you were doing) until it is fixed. Blanking warnings given by other people is not acceptable. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:28, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
Undent - to step back a bit - I appreciate your efforts to fight vandalism here. --CutOffTies (talk) 20:33, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi guy
Descupe-me pela pequena falha.--177.27.58.99 (talk) 20:21, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry, I don't understand. Hallows AG 20:23, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
Ok. I said: Sorry for that little error. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.27.58.99 (talk) 21:43, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Belated thanks
For reverting this guy on my talk page. He's a bit of a long term problem child whose ire I seem to have drawn. Not sure how you spotted it to begin with but if you hadn't I might of missed his most recent round of brain spaz on wiki. Thanks homie and happy editing! Millahnna (talk) 15:41, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Reverting your own reversion of a threat
I'm just curious as to your rationale for reverting your reversion of a threat directed against me at David Welch. ~~ Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 18:54, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
- It was enough of a threat for the project's legal department to become involved, oversight to be used to expunge it from public viewing, and for the IP to be blocked for a week for threats. Something to keep in mind for the future... ~~ Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 02:22, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
- That's not what oversight/legal think, but alright then... ~~ Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 02:30, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Did you actually look at the information you placed back in the article? 98.248.194.216 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:19, 2 September 2011 (UTC).
Stop ADDING this 0815 waste on my talkpage
one Word :Vandalism????? - whats your problem?????? 46.207.99.21 (talk) 21:22, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
- I think you are the one who has a problem. The material you added on the article is clearly vandalism--Hallows AG(talk) 21:24, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Sorry that I dont know the name of the obviously -nonsense template --46.207.99.21 (talk) 21:28, 2 September 2011 (UTC) It is veryy rude to call this vandalism --46.207.99.21 (talk) 21:31, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
- If it's wrong, fix it. Simple as that. ZamorakO o (talk) 21:33, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Help please
Hi. I am Jivesh. I edit strictly Beyonce-related articles on Wikipedia. I was wondering if you could do a copy-edit of Listen (song) for me? Please reply on my talk-page. Waiting in anticipation. Jivesh • Talk2Me 10:11, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
Pepsi
I noticed that you twice reverted an IPs removal of text at Pepsi (here and here) with the summary "unexplained removal of content".
Granted, it would have been nice of the IP to provide an edit summary ... but failing to provide one isn't a reason for automatic reversal of their edits. And, if you look at the text you were restoring each time, it's pretty clear that it was vandalism content to begin with, so the anon was correct in removing it. It might be beneficial to be a little slower on the reverts so as to verify a little more closely what is being reverted. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:28, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Despite your final warning, the user is still uploading images from the internet that don't belong to him to player articles. Please do something about it because it will take a lot of work to correct his work. Thanks.TonyStarks (talk) 17:55, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
Um
Y did u delete all my paragraphs of writing on Pyar Ki Yeh Ek Kahani? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MusicChick198 (talk • contribs) 02:42, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
- I have deleted the paragraph as it did not comply with WP:PLOT as it was too long. I have notified you on your talk page but it seems like you have deleted it--Hallows AG(talk) 05:15, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
ACC Interface
I have made a request for an account on the ACC account creation interface--Hallows AG(talk) 06:49, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
accident
Hi im user alec6996
And my little brother was on my computer and must have gone to my wikipedia link and edited some pages.
sorry for that and ill be sure it does not happen again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.184.87.104 (talk) 15:39, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Security theater
My edits were very constructive, thank-you very much. I suggest you review your procedures for deeming things "unconstructive" to reduce unnecessary reverts. --208.38.59.163 (talk) 18:03, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Please provide reliable sources to the changes you have made.--Hallows AG(talk) 18:05, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
"senior lounge exclusively for seniors"
I added "exclusively for seniors" to line 66 in The American School of Paris wiki. I go to this school and it IS in fact for 12th graders/seniors exclusively. This change should not be omitted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.118.28.225 (talk) 18:26, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Please provide reliable sources to support the changes you have made.--Hallows AG(talk) 18:29, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: User talk:Rds2
Hello Hallows AG. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User talk:Rds2, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: this was irrelevant chatter but not an attack page. What this new user page needs is a Welcome message. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 19:19, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Indeed. For something to be called an attack page it needs to do more than say "hi i like your page." Thank you, Drmies (talk) 19:33, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Mobile Extension Feedback
Hey User:Hallows AG Come join us on irc (freenode) #wikimedia-mobile so that we can update you about the feedback page. Tfinc (talk) 00:46, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Sandbox revert
I know that Taco223 was blocked, but in the future can you please avoid reverting and reporting users for edits they make to the sandbox? It seems kind of silly to me that you gave him a warning that encourages him to make test edits in the sandbox, and then when he does, you revert him and call it vandalism. Plus, you reported him before he broke the final warning. Please be more mindful of this in the future. either way (talk) 21:31, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
- I have reported him based on his vandalism only actions (as shown here) before I made the the revert on the Sandbox. Isn't placing 'I like tacos' on the sandbox considered as vandalism?--Hallows AG(talk) 21:37, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
- Definitely not. The only warning/caveat we give to users who use the Sandbox is: Please do not place copyrighted, offensive, or libelous content in the sandboxes. I don't think "I like tacos" falls into any of those. either way (talk) 21:44, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
And now with 72.16.145.61 (talk · contribs) you just gave the IP a level 3 warning and reported him to AIV simultaneously. Please only report users who have broken their final warning. You are reporting users who haven't broken their 3rd warning. either way (talk) 21:48, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
- I have reported the user as he/she was using the IP address for promotional purposes (as shown here) Look at the IP's contributions. Wouldn't you say his/her contributions were promotional? Also, take note that vandalism after final warning is not the only grounds for a block.--Hallows AG(talk) 21:53, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
- Yes but to be reported to AIV "The user must be given sufficient recent warnings to stop." I would argue that two warnings is not "sufficient." either way (talk) 21:55, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Be aware that people who regularly make problematic AIV reports, sometimes end up blocked, as happened at User talk:1966batfan. I suggest slowing down a bit and being a lot more careful with AIV. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 22:31, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
A cupcake for you!
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Hey, thanks for your quick revert on Nonpartisan_selfet_primary. Enjoy the cupcake! Wikibojopayne (talk) 03:45, 16 September 2011 (UTC) |
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Dear Hallows, I am teaching a registered class and am overseeing progress, such as user talk:ClassyPants241. ClassyPants241 will make constructive use of your suggestions. I don't see vandalism, but CP241 must be more cautious about writing. I am working to improve gender and diversity gaps in en WP. Thank you kindly for input. KSRolph (talk) 05:08, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
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The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their November 2011 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on November 30 at 23:59 (UTC). We will be tracking the number of 2010 articles (and specifically will be _targeting the oldest three months), as we want to copy edit as many of these as possible. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02, and SMasters. |
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I'm looking for some experience editor which can help me a lot of things in wiki. Thanks for the barnstar award.
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Archiving
Hi,
I've set up this page for auto-archiving, as discussed.
Normally, I prefer to explain how to do stuff, but in the case of archive set-up, it's easier to just do it for you. The voodoo to make it work is here; the bot should come along within about a day and kick things off. Note the archive box at the top which, currently, will say "no archives yet (create)" - don't create anything, just let the bot do its thing.
It's set to 14 days (14d), you might want to change that. Note that it won't archive very small threads or things with no sigs in (ie no date) - you can cut those yourself and paste 'em into the archive page if you want.
So - that's about it; no action required, just let the bot do its thing, and - if I've done it correctly - all should be well. If it goes wrong, of course, give me a shout. Cheers! Chzz ► 04:59, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi AG you recently reviewed my article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/UNSW_Institute_of_Languages I'm a new contributor to Wikipedia and am hoping you can give me some tips on what sort of sources I should have. The sources I've listed for this article are very similar to those on another published page, Taylors College, which I used as a model to help build my reference lists. You've noted that I need third party sources, but there is some verification there from the Australian GO8 universities, as well as a range of third-party sources external to UNSW and UNSW Global. Hoping you can help me to understand what sort of sources are required and how my sources are different to those on pages that have already been published like the Taylors College page. Any advice/info you have for me would be greatly appreciated. Claire thompson01 (talk) 05:41, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
- Hi! Welcome to Wikipedia. Your article needs third-party sources, meaning that the sources should be independent from the subject itself (i.e: Not affiliated with the UNSW Institute of Languages). It is alright to leave the sources already there but third-party sources should be there to establish notability. You can maybe use the links you have provided in the External links section as those qualify as third party sources. If you have any more questions, do not hesitate to ask. :) Also, read WP:VRS and WP:IS to help you to identify third party sources.--Hallows AG (talk) 06:42, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
Hey AG - thanks a lot for this, really helpful. I'll check out the recommended readings and I think your suggestion about using the external links as sources could be a good one. Will look into it! Thanks again Claire Claire thompson01 (talk) 06:07, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
Article submission - SH Acoustics
Hello, you are the reviewer of an article page for SH Acoustics that I created. Please give me more explanation regarding adding "inline citations". Thanks.
-Gina — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ginastyler (talk • contribs) 18:39, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
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A little guidance...
Hello, you recently reviewed my first article submission: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Creative_Circle
Thank you for taking the time to look at it. It would be incredibly helpful to me if you could point out which sections you think need more inline citations, so I can focus my research.
All the best, CopyBeard (talk) 09:08, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
Need more information
Hallows AG, what aspects of the Swype Shield article made you feel that it was too much of an advertisement? I tried to make it as neutral as possible, and used the Airborne (dietary supplement), Purell, and Emergen C articles as reference when creating the Swype Shield article. Nuancehealth (talk) 13:38, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
IATAC
Hello, you rejected my article for approval as you said I need more references in my article to support claims. However, I believe that all of the references I listed are a significant/satisfactory # of references and suffice to support any claim made in the article. If you adamantly disagree, could you please give me an example of where I would need to put in more references to get this article approved? I really believe that this article is acceptable as-is.
Thanks. JKopf (talk) 13:48, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
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Ephippium
Hello. You commented that I need to give reliable sources. I thought I had: the last line of text. Is it just a formatting problem? It is my first attempt at a Wikipedia article and I'm struggling to understand all the house style and jargon.
The other page with the heading Ephippium is about orchids, a completely different subject.
Best wishes John Bratton John Bratton (talk) 16:17, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
Article submission Sound Healing
Hi Hallows AG, Thanks for reviewing my submission http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Sound_Healing; you've asked me to provide "more inline citations to support some claims made in the article" - please could you clarify which specific claims require more citations? Many thanks Mashenka--Mashenka (talk) 21:23, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your very helpful comments Hallows AG :-) I will add the extra citations as you suggest and will re-submit Mashenka (talk) 12:58, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
Page Review/Suggestions
Hello Hallows AG,
I am working on getting my first wiki page approved! In your notes, you stated that I need to provide third party references for the site Colt International. I did provide an overview from Business Week. Are you looking for me to just reference additional sites such as this? Would Manta and links to aviation magazines/publications be sufficient? Finally, how many do I need to cite in order to be credible? Thank you for your help and guidance.
Mrk300 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrk300 (talk • contribs) 22:38, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
Hallows AG,
I have updated the submission. Please let me know if there is anything additional that I need to. Your guidance was very helpful!
Rachel - Nov. 17Mrk300 (talk) 16:00, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
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Articles for creation/Robert Devane; User talk:Shannow66
Hi Hallows, Can you provide a little more detail on the items that require more inline citations?
Some of the items under Martial Arts Tournaments / Various achievements are difficult to link to on the internet. Many of the organisations that operate these tournaments do not keep online records of past winners that are easily accessible.
If the inline citations are required for the Charity work referenced, I would be happy to remove this item from the article until I can get a citation from each of the charitable organisations listed which can be added at a later date.
Thanks for reviewing and I look forward to reciving additional guidance around this submission.
Shannow66 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shannow66 (talk • contribs) 11:42, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Merkle Inc. Article
Hi Hallows AG -
I use wikipedia all the time, however it's my first time creating an article for it. You sited that my article read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Can you help me? Everything I listed is factual, I even took out "peacock terms" and now I'm struggling to understand where it reads like an advertisement. I've looked at other company wiki articles similar to Merkle and modeled my article after them, so if you could please help it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much!
Zavila (talk) 14:17, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your input regarding the article "Victor & Vincent Wood". I will work on the areas you advised me on and re-submit very soon. Thanks for all you do! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vangrinch (talk • contribs) 14:26, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Sundrop Farms
Hello, I have noticed that an admin Orangemike delted the article "Sundrop Farms" under G12 for speedy deletion and the user has been blocked idenfinetly. Thanks --Mohamed Aden Ighe (talk) 01:46, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
- I published his article and then reported him to UAA, his article was not spam (I reviewed it).,--Hallows AG (talk) 02:49, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
FYI
FYI: declining an AFC submission because of lacking inline references (or a bad style) is not a valid decline reason! mabdul 21:38, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
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Jodhpur Flying Club article
I note that you have elected to not approve the article submitted on the Jodhpur Flying Club on grounds of insignificance.
I am the Space Curator at the Canadian Air & Space Museum. The article submitted is derived from NEW research created by noted British aviation historian Peter Vacher (who amongst other things owns the Battle of Britain Hurricane Aircraft) Mr Vacher has spent a dozen years studying the birth of aviation in India. The Jodhpur Flying Club was established by the Prince of Jodhpur (Maharaja Umaid Singh) who was one of the few princes of India who dedicated all of his resources to the Allied War Effort. The Flying Club is now the location of the front-line Indian Air Force Base on the Pakistan front. The story of the club is a fundamental chapter in the story of aviation in India which involves Royalty, the Royal Air Force, Air Racing, a World War, a military base, a front line RAF AND US Army base during the war which housed entire brigades, world famous pilots, one of the wealthiest men in the world and more. The 80th anniversary of the Club just took place in front of members of Parliament and royalty. Here is a link to the story in India about the anniversary. There is a significant amount more to this story that could be added by the hundreds of war veterans who served there. It also very definitely is the history of the site of an Indian Airport (JDH), one of the busiest tourist destinations in India, (which BTW also isn't even listed on Wikipedia despite the fact that dozens of flights a DAY go there from all over India) You already have articles on the city of Jodhpur, the Maharaja of Jodhpur, the royal family of Jodhpur, the Umaid Bhawan Palace (the largest personal residence in the world and which is the HOME of the Flying Club's founder), the fort of Jodhpur and who knows how many other pages? The Flying Club was one of the most important things to ever happen in Jodhpur because it established the city as part of the critical fueling loop for the war effort in the far east. I fail to see how this would not merit an entry in the Encyclopedia since it clearly does NOT fall into the category of articles you should not create, as defined here This is an important snapshot of history in Rajasthan. Just because nothing has been written about it before doesn't make it irrelevant.
65.95.90.73 (talk) 18:39, 29 November 2011 (UTC)Robert Godwin (Toronto Canada)
I would say that it is a little premature to accept the NR Group article, given that the submission was declined 3 times so far for advertising. -Cntras (talk) 09:00, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
- I fixed up the article a bit. I was one of the three that declined the article before.--Hallows AG (talk) 10:24, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
87.114.177.233 nagged on 11:02, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
"at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Rhinoceros with this edit, did not appear to be constructive, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Miguel AG"
What are you talking about? I don't think I've ever edited the Rhinoceros article, and would never write something so inane and unfunny as "Rhinoceros is also abbreviated from Gary". So yes you've incorrectly nagged me, please be more careful in future, "and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia". Thank you. 87.114.177.233 (talk) 20:25, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your feedback on my content
Hi AG,
I am new to Wikipedia and have spent the last few days reading about the site and working on mastering the tools and rules to get my submission approved. I have worked to revise it on the issues you raised from the instructions within Wiki and tried to use live chat unsuccessfully. (clicked around but couldn't figure it out or find instructions. I wondered, I know you are busy until the 4th Dec, if you might give a few specific pointers. Many thanks STM (talk) 11:23, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
Help me
Can you please provide me the well written articles details on films for reference?--Jenith Michael Raj (talk) 13:50, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
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Question on Michi article
Hello
I submitted a new article on a martial arts subject and the edits provided a link to your talk page. It was rejected because of the use of a neologism. For the life of me, I can't see what particular instance is being referenced. Could you clarify and suggest a fix. If more references are needed, I will be happy to provide them
John Hill — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jhillksr (talk • contribs) 16:08, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
- The article does need more references, that's for sure. Also, note that all claims made in the article that are likely to be challenged must be backed with an inline citation (it's the small numbers after a fact). See WP:REFB for more details.--Hallows AG (talk) 16:24, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Actually, your edits caused me to go back an review the whole piece and I realized that it could be added to an existing article, the one on Dō (Way). The term michi uses the same character and is closely related. With a few minor edits for flow, i have already posted the changes in that one. I am going to submit another new article on narai, another martial arts topic - will you get that one to edit or could it be assigned to anyone?
I've declined the G10 CSD on the above referenced AFC. "Insane Government" is the name of a news talk radio program on BlogTalkRadio, for which Victor Mikhailovsky is the host. While at first glance, void of running an online search, the article certainly appears to be an attack on a living person, but alas is not. See http://www.blogtalkradio.com/insanegovernment for more information. Best regards, Cind.amuse (Cindy) 16:32, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
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Welcome to Wikipedia, Hallows AG! Thank you for your contributions. I am Mabdul and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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because you wanted that! mabdul 23:51, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
I really need help; reviewer has called my proposed entry "an advertisement"
Here is the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Joanoleck
My entry is a biography of a prominent cancer researcher named George Bosl. I have used only statements of fact about him. I used a template from a Wikipedia entry about Dr. Paul Farmer as my model.
And yet the reviewer says it reads like an "advertisement." In no way (and I make my living as a writer and editor, so I know what I'm doing) have I said this guy is the "greatest" and "best" or anything of the like.
I have included references to only half a dozen of his 400 medical journal articles. The rest of the links are third party magazine pieces or journal mention of his work.
There is plenty of stuff on Wikipedia that praises people far more than I've done in my entry.
Can someone please help me?
Joan Oleck (Redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joanoleck (talk • contribs) 17:30, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi, Hallows: I recently submitted an entry on Dr. George Bosl, a prominent cancer researcher at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York. You or some other reviewer said it read like "an advertisement." In response I can say that I am a very experienced writer (BusinessWeek, Newsday, freelance for the NY Times) and that I object to this characterization. All statements are statements of fact, and there are a number of links there from third party sources about Dr. Bosl, plus only a fraction (about a dozen) of his journal publications (out of400 in total).
Could you or someone address my response and let me know what I have to do to get this right? I modeled it exactly on an earlier Wikipedia entry about Dr. Paul Farmer.
To my mind, there is nothing objectionable or advertising related here.
Thank you.
Joan Oleck (Redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joanoleck (talk • contribs) 18:06, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
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attempt to fix article citations
Dear Hallows AG, Thank you so much for helping with my first wiki entry. I've updated the citations in line with your suggested protocols, but some are not showing up in the citations footnote section, even though they appear in text. I'm sure there is a simple fix -- any chance of you taking a look? Crazy time of the year I know, but if you can, I would so much appreciated this. Kind regards,
TTE678 — Preceding unsigned comment added by TTE678 (talk • contribs) 09:01, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Rejecting my submission because it allegedly lacks verifiable, third party references is not a defensible position. Ten references are cited within the article and the citation for each of the ten references is listed at the end of the article.
Bob Cicerone (talk) 03:40, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi there. I see you moved this from AFC to article space recently. I was just wondering why you didn't either 1) fix the large amount of external links on the page or 2) tag the article for some sort of cleanup...? I've come across a few now which just need a very small amount of attention to bring them up to usual stub standard (this one mentioned needed some external links converting to wiki-links and some minor stuff like moving refs to end-of-line), it would be good if this was completed by you when you "promote" them. If not, at least tag them thusly! Cheers, Nikthestoned 12:03, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
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FYI
Hi there, Hallows_AG - I just wanted you to know that an article that you moved into mainspace has been the subject of an office action. You've done nothing wrong, and there's no way that you could have known that article was problematic (that's most of why I'm leaving this - for a record that you did nothing wrong, in case anyone should ask you). In the best judgment of our legal team, that article was problematic under US law. But again, there's no way you could have reasonably known that. :) I also didn't want you to stumble across the OFFICE page and panic, seeing an article that you'd worked on. Thanks for all your hard work. Philippe Beaudette, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 23:05, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
AFC question about UverseWiki
Hello. You've recently reviewed my article with a conclusion it lacked reliable/3rd party sources - but what kind of source is expected about a program rather than its own documentation? Does this mean that if it's generally unknown to public and has no journal/catalogue entries of its own Wikipedia cannot have an article about it?
I'm not giving any offense, I merely want to know how things are. If such an article is unsuitable I'll simply leave it in my userspace.
Thank you for your attention. Proger_XP (talk) 21:04, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Articles for creation/Tripomatic
Hello Hallows AG, you have declined the publication of this page: Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Tripomatic due to low notability. In my opinion the article meets the notability criterion number 2 as mentioned here: Wikipedia:WEB#Criteria. Please reconsider your decision. Parimucha (talk) 12:37, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
About 'The Incredible Change Bots' article
Hi, I re-submitted the article mentioned at headline with new reliable references, as requested in your comments. Do you think it could be published? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Msagarra (talk • contribs) 13:10, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
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Re this edit: I've been away for a bit so I may have missed something, but since when was the rollback right 'optional' last time I checked you needed it for the tool to work? Pol430 talk to me 15:24, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
- I don't know either, I must have made a mistake. Thanks for fixing it.
--Hallows AG 02:04, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
GOCE 2011 Year-End Report
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GOCE 2011 Year-End Report
| Guild of Copy Editors 2011 Year-End Report
We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2011. Read all about these in the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report.
Get your copy of the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report here
On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. We look forward to your support in 2012! – Your 2011 Coordinators: Diannaa (lead), The Utahraptor, and Slon02 and SMasters (emeritus). |
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The Signpost: 02 January 2012
- Interview: The Gardner interview
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Speedy deletion declined: 41.215.22.218/The Kapker Clan of Marakwet
Hello Hallows AG, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of 41.215.22.218/The Kapker Clan of Marakwet, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: This appears to be a newly-created WP:USERSPACEDRAFT. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 16:02, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
Hiya!
I edited your userpage. Von Restorff (talk) 10:10, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you! --Hallows AG 11:27, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Sept. 2, 2011
Hello. I got a message saying that I edited an article about Fluticasone furoate. My sincere apologies if I somehow did this. I would not intentionally alter a correct piece of information. That is the opposite of what I want for Wikipedia. I find it an invaluable resource, and a great reference for an incredible amount of information. Again, I am sorry if I inadvertently made changes to an article. Thank you for your diligence in checking for inaccuracies. 24.246.176.82 (talk) 00:48, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
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Just wondering...
You had denied my article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Diamond_State_Base_Ball_Club) and I'm wondering what needs to be done to improve it for acceptance. Can you state the reasons for denial in terms more understandable to a Wikipedia newbie like myself? Many thanks. Swampud11an (talk) 16:38, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
January 2012
Hello Hallows AG. Thanks for patrolling new pages – it's a very important task! I'm just letting you know however, regarding D-Day to Berlin, that tagging articles for speedy deletion moments after creation as lacking context (CSD A1), content (CSD A3) and articles created through the Article Wizard, is too fast. It's best to wait at least 10–15 minutes for more content to be added if the page is very short, and the articles should not be marked as patrolled. Attack pages (G10), blatant nonsense (G1), pure vandalism (G3), and copyright violations (G12) should of course be tagged and deleted immediately. Thanks. Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 00:31, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks for the notice.--Hallows AG 00:32, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
D-Day to Berlin
I have declined your A1 speedy deletion tag of D-Day to Berlin, because there is enough information to identify that the subject is a film based on D-Day. If you wish to submit it for deletion for some other criteria, such as notability, you are free to do so.--Slon02 (talk) 00:50, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
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National Democratic Party ( Cayman Islands)
Hi, I got this page tagged by you for speedy removal. it was published before I had filled it in. have now added more content and will over next few days. apologies but it was an important party as it was our first really successful political party in Cayman..apologies my first page created. BConolly (talk) 04:23, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
sources that authenticates that English is aswell an official language of more, feel free to ask if you want more
1. http://www.globalpolitician.com/print.asp?id=946 2. http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/asian_languages.htm) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Toby323 (talk • contribs) 09:13, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
- Toby is temporarily blocked for edit-warring, and I blocked a quacking sock indefinitely. Drmies (talk) 19:56, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
- BTW, those references are completely unreliable, lest there was any doubt. Drmies (talk) 19:59, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
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Hey
The other day, you rejected a submission made by user:Swampud11an. He asked you for an explanation.
You haven't answered him.
Any reason why not? DS (talk) 17:48, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
- The article seemed to have been a borderline case regarding the reason for the decline I have supplied. I have now answered his query.--Hallows AG 21:54, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
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